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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
BuzzFeed deletes post critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed advertiser; editors said post wasn't in line with tone and editorial mission of BuzzFeed Life — BuzzFeed Deletes Post Critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed Advertiser — Wednesday afternoon, BuzzFeed published a post by staff writer Arabelle Sicardi …
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Slate, @buzzfeedben, Poynter, @etienneshrdlu, @dcwoodruff, @spetulla, @mathewi, @eliasisquith, @benthompson, @jeremystahl, @davidfolkenflik, @pareene, @pareene, @ryanchittum, @jayrosen_nyu, @fitzador, @jo_tovey, @dangillmor, @gawker, @charliebeckett, @dlind, @sunny_hundal, @jmschaff, @peston, @elongreen, @jktrotter and @libbycwatson
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Clay Shirky's advice to the New York Times: demystify the end of print, cut costs, emphasize mobile ad dollars, and get loyal readers to pay more — A ‘Darker Narrative’ of Print's Future From Clay Shirky — A column I wrote last month on the enduring importance of the printed newspaper …
Discussion:
@michaelroston and @jayrosen_nyu
Amanda Hess / Slate:
Apps CopWatch and Mobile Justice offer assistance, protections, and advice for citizens filming police encounters — Justice Through a Lens — A new wave of apps offers assistance—and advice—for citizens capturing police wrongdoing on camera. — About 10 times a day …
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New York Times
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
How smartphone video changes coverage of police abuse
How smartphone video changes coverage of police abuse
Discussion:
Guardian, Mediaite, Latest News & Headlines, National Review, Washington Post and New Yorker
Mike Krings / KU Today:
Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men — Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men … Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men — LAWRENCE — The field of journalism has changed greatly over the last decade …
Discussion:
JIMROMENESKO.COM and FishbowlNY
Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Why being a newswire media CEO is an impossible job — The surprise media news of the day is that Andrew Rashbass has quit his job as CEO of Reuters Media to become executive chairman of UK business publisher Euromoney. — The news is surprising because Rashbass only joined Thomson Reuters in July 2013 …
Discussion:
New York Times, Talking Biz News and Guardian
Doc Searls Weblog:
Like newsstands that sold single copies, newspapers online should offer à la carte options to complement subscriptions — Newsstands are à la carte. How about online as well? — I travel a lot, and buy newspapers wherever I happen to be. That would be true online as well, if I could do it.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Wall Street Journal takes an understated approach to native ads with campaigns reviewed by an internal ethics board — The Wall Street Journal's native approach: 'If it looks like a puff piece, nobody's going to read it.' — A lot of publishers are looking to native ads as the cure of all that ails them …
David Ramli / The Age:
Australian ISP lobbyists propose “three strikes” anti-piracy rule that could land illegal downloaders in court — ‘Three strikes’ anti-piracy scheme launched in wake of Dallas Buyers Club threat — ‘Three strikes’ rule after Dallas Buyers Club case
Discussion:
Sydney Morning Herald and Variety
Global News:
Global News to consolidate production across Canada, with the same national and international segments airing nationwide, freeing up resources for local output — Global News announces significant changes to how news is produced — TORONTO - Global News' parent company, Shaw Media …
Discussion:
@brennanleffler, @01lbrown and @sunlorrie
Jack Shepherd / Journalism.co.uk:
Afghan citizen journalism site Paiwandgah vets, translates, and publishes submissions sent via SMS — News, mobile and citizen journalism in Afghanistan — Citizen journalism website Paiwandgah has recently relaunched, offering Afghans the ability to send in stories via SMS — Credit: By isafmedia on Flickr.
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
The global ad-blocking user base is now 144M active monthly users — Ad blocking is every publisher's problem now — The conventional wisdom around ad blocking was that it was a problem exclusively for sites covering topics like technology and video games, or those in European markets.
Discussion:
AdExchanger and Wall Street Journal
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Chew hopes to entice superstars to its ‘Twitch for DJs’ live-streaming service — But the British startup will still focus on grassroots, insisting real power in global community is with bedroom DJs — Watching a DJ at work close-up isn't always the most riveting viewing experience.